内容摘要：First, records of the Earth's distant past suggest significant melting – with sea levels several metres higher than present - during previous similarly warm periods, such as 125,000 years ago.

First, records of the Earth's distant past suggest significant melting – with sea levels several metres higher than present - during previous similarly warm periods, such as 125,000 years ago.

"Secondly, they will have to make sure the data is available to those who need it – insurers and those investigating incidents when they occur."The government says self-driving vehicles have the potential "to build an industry worth £42bn and provide 38,000 jobs by 2035."

But of course they are source of concern for people who earn a living driving.Andy Prendergast, GMB national secretary, said the "significant social implications" driverless cars and taxis could have - such as potential less work or unemployment - for workers and the public must be fully considered.Uber's Mr Macdonald meanwhile believes automated vehicles will transform the way many people travel in the near future.

"I've got young kids," he said."Do I think my daughters will necessarily get their drivers licences when they turn 16?" [the legal age in his home country, Canada].

"No – I think the world is changing a lot."

to follow the world's top tech stories and trends.But another said some colleagues "are being unrealistic about where the country is fiscally".

Some in government even say, "there is a lot of fat and waste", suggesting some cuts, even reducing headcount among civil service that's "grown out of control", have been easy to find.Making the sums add up is the first part of the process. The second question is where this all fits into an unpopular government's story.

There is hope in senior circles that the review, together with big infrastructure plans, can be used to create a summer of good news, after many months of taking a pasting.Reeves' deputy, Jones, wants to create "stories not spreadsheets" and has been regularly talking to groups of MPs about what's being lined up for their area, evidence of what government is doing they can sell to frustrated voters.